A runner wipes mud from her eyes as she makes her way through an obstacle course during the 21st annual World Famous Mud Run held at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton. About 5,000 runners took part in the event and about 20,000 will participate over two weekends.

King Juan Carlos of Spain and his wife, Queen Sofia, salute crowd members from the balcony of the Oriental Palace in Madrid after the wedding of their son, Prince Felipe, and Letizia Ortiz. Juan Carlos, 76, has decided to abdicate the throne in favor of Prince Felipe.

A pro-Russia militant shoots from a residential loft at border guards defending the Federal Border Headquarters building in the eastern Ukrainian city of Lugansk. Ukrainian forces killed five rebels on Monday while repelling an attack by 500 pro-Russia gunmen on a federal border guard camp.

A boy kicks up water in a public fountain near the Amir Chakhmaq Hosseinieh facade in the desert town of Yazd, Iran. On June 4, Iran marks the 25th anniversary of the death of the Ayatollah Khomeini and the legacy of his Islamic Revolution.

Supporters of Afghan presidential candidate Ashraf Ghani listen as he speaks during a campaign rally in Shibarghan. Taliban insurgents threatened on June 2 to attack Afghanistan's runoff presidential election, warning voters to stay away from polling stations for fear of injury or death.

Tourists react to a large bubble created by a street performer in Seoul. The number of foreign travelers to South Korea has steadily grown over the years and topped 10 million for the first time in 2012.

Pictures in the News | June 2, 2014

Monday’s Pictures in the News begins at Chicago’s United Center, where the L.A. Kings were celebrating after beating the Chicago Blackhawks 5-4 in overtime in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Western Conference Finals. More photos

Los Angeles: Professional pallbearer Marteze Gilmore, 32, leads his colleagues from Boyd Funeral Home as they carry a casket into a church during a funeral service in South Los Angeles. Video

Camp Pendleton: A runner wipes mud from her eyes as she makes her way through an obstacle course during the 21st annual World Famous Mud Run held at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton.

Madrid, Spain: Spain’s 76-year-old King Juan Carlos has decided to abdicate in favor of his son, Prince Felipe.

Welipanna, Sri Lanka: Residents wade through floodwaters after mudslides caused by heavy monsoon rains in the west and south of the island killed at least 13 people and left two more missing.

Add stops in England, Belgium, France, Afghanistan and South Korea to round out the report.